2009 City of Lakewood Sustainability Awards

Mayor's Award

Red Rocks Community College
Green Campus Initiative and Energy and Environmental Technology Programs

Red Rocks Community College has emerged as an environmental superhero in recent times, with unprecedented feats of conservation, education, programs and practices. The College is a leader in energy education with its programs in Renewable Energy Technology, Energy Operations, Environmental Technology, Energy Maintenance and Energy Efficiency. Red Rocks has also implemented its own Greening Red Rocks initiative to reduce the environmental impact the campus itself has.

General Services Administration
Denver Federal Center
PV Solar Array

The Denver Federal Center is a 640 acre federal facility operated by the General Services Administration. There are approximately 50 buildings at the Federal Center. GSA's goal is to make this facility the most sustainable business park in the country and actively employs sustainable management practices.

Power produced during sunny parts of the day from the solar array reduces the Federal Center's peak power demand by 10%, reducing reliance on fossil fuels to power the site. The annual expected reduction in emissions is equivalent to removing 228 cars from the highway per year.

Goodwill Industries of Denver
Sustainable Operations

Goodwill Industries of Denver is one of the largest recyclers in the state of Colorado. Last year, the store on Wadsworth Boulevard and Florida Avenue collected 2 million pounds of clothing, housewares, sporting goods, electronics and computers, keeping them out of landfills. Company-wide, Goodwill kept nearly 30 million pounds out of the landfill, thus avoiding 6,400 tons of CO2.

Being sustainable is also more than being environmentally friendly. It is also about sustaining communities. Goodwill is able to do so by supporting a growing economy through a model that provides education, training, and programs for the disabled and working poor to attain self-sufficiency.

2009 Sustainability Award Winners

Mayor's Award

Defender of the Planet

Community Sustainability

Eco-Employee

Special Recognition

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